Shipping box for clothing



Jan. 16, 1951 Filed Dec. 18, 1948 R. C. LEMON SHIPPING BOX FOR CLOTHING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 16, 1951 R. c. LEMON SHIPPING BOX FOR CLOTHING Filed Dec 18, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 if \I L2 :7 0 22 Z? /f :7

if /6' 5 I/ /j 99 Patented Jan. 16, 1951 SHIPPING BOX FOR CLOTHING Robert C. Lemon, Chicago, Ill.,, assignor to Maxwell Brothers, Inc., a corporation of Illinois Application December 18, 1948, SerialNo. 66,031

Claims.

clothin suspended on hangers, and has for its principal object to. provide a light, strong, durable, collapsible box that will hold clothing throughout shipment, or during storage, in such manner that the clothing will require no pressing, but may be transferred from the box di rectly to racks for display and sale.

Fig. l is a perspective view of the box and contents forming a complete shipping package, a corner. portion being broken away to show the interior;

Fig. 2'is a perspective view with the parts separated and displaced, to show the constituents separately, but in. positions indicating how they should be assembled;

Fig. 3- is a perspective view of filler pieces used between the; top and sides and the adjacent garments for holding. the latter in place;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the constituent parts assembledin a package for storage. and shipment;

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic side elevation of the box with the topand bottom closures partly assembled with the body;

Fig. 6 is a similar view with. the parts completely assembled; and

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line |T of Fig. 1.

The body- IU- of the box has four sides H, l2, l3, and I4, each provided with flaps or flanges l5 and I6 at the topv and. bottom. respectively, the material being scored between the sides and the flaps to make the bends or angles straight and regular- The bottom closure of the box is composed of two like sheets I! and L8, each having flaps or flanges l9 and 20 formed by scoring at 2| and '2-2 and stifiened or strengthened along the free edge by a strip or board of wood 23, or other fibrous or molded material, made fast thereto.

In the course of assembly of the bottom with the body 1-0, the upper bottom sheet or piece I1 is brought into the position shown at the bottom of Fig. 5, and its flaps or flanges, with the reinforcing strips, are folded across the edges of the flaps [6 on opposite sides of the body It, moving through the positions shown in lower right and the lower left, and finally to the position shown at the bottom of Fig. 6.

The lower bottom sheet or piece 18 is laid across the upper bottom sheet I! and put through similar operations to assemble its flanges with the other flanges l6 of the body portion [0, after which the folded flanges or flaps are bound by binder strip 25 to makethe bottom closure secure.

In the normal course of assembly, the operations described are preceded by turning the body portion IO- upside down and assembling the bottom as though itwere the top.

In order to support the clothing in the box, a hanger bar 26 for hangers 21 is provided at the top and suspended from two side walls, such as H and [3, by hanger bar'supports consistin of wooden slats or boards '28,, notched at, 29 and secured to strips 30, scored and folded at 31 to provide flanges or flaps 32 adapted tofit, over the upper ends of the walls H and I3 and lie alongside of the down-turned flaps or flanges [5 (Figs. 5, 6, and 7,).

The top closure is composed of two sheets or pieces. 33 and 34 having flaps or flanges 35 formed by scoring at, 36 and 31 and adapted to be interfolded with the flaps l5 of the walls. It and I3 and 32 of thehanger bar support.

In the course of assembly of the top closure, the inner or lower top sheet 33 is put place, as indicated in Fig. 5, on top of. the, hanger bar and hanger bar supports, and the flaps are progressively folded from the position shown in the upper left in Fig. 5 through that shown. in the upper right to the final position shown at the top of Fig. 6, after which the parts are bound by binder strip 40- similar to that shown in 25.

In the shippin package, the suits or other clothing 4|, together with the hangers 21, on which the same are supported from the bar 26, are held in place by filler. pieces 42 made by folding a strip or a sheet into triangular form by bending it at scored lines 43, 44, and .45, and overlapping the end portions 46 andv 4], as best shown in Fig. '3.

All of the constituents of the box, except the stiffening or reinforcingstrips orboards 23, the hanger support 26, and the hanger support slats or boards 28. are made o a suitab e g d o corrugated or solid fiberboard, or the like. For larger sizes, double faced corrugated boards, 200 to 275 pound tests, will make satisfactory parts. But, of course, the choice of material may be varied greatly accordin to the use for which the box is to be put. Likewise, the reinforcing strips, hanger bars, and hanger bar supports may be made of whatever material is most readily available.

The body ID will include one or more manufacturers joints 50 made by tape, or by lapping and stitching.

The top and. bottom closures are preferably made in two pieces, as shown and described, because that gives double thickness at the ends, but under appropriate conditions the enclosures may each be made in one piece with corner portions cut away to provide the flaps or flanges.

The constituent parts, shown in Figs. 2 and 3, make up a shipping package substantially as shown in Fig. 4. The body portion-l is collapsed and folded to approximately the width of one side and the length of one side with the flaps l and. I6, and forms the bottom of the package. On top of that folded body portion are placed the sheets which make up the filler pieces 42. On top of those are placed the four sheets l1, I8, 33, and 34 forming the top and bottom closures; on top of those, the hanger bar supports and the hanger bar. The assembly is bound by binder strips 5| and 52.

A shipping box suitable for 15 mens suits will make a shipping package such as shown in Fig. 4 of approximately 48" x 22" x 1%".

As here shown, the sheets I! and I8 forming the bottom are provided with strengthening strips 23, While the sheets 33 and 34 forming the top closure have no such strips. This is by way of illustration. Each may be provided with strips, or one may be provided with strips, and the other not, or both may be without strips without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As a rule, the hanger bar and hanger bar supports, which together form an I-shaped frame, interlocked with the structure of the top closure gives sufijcient strength to the top of the box without the additional reinforcing strips corresponding to those shown in 23 on the bottom closure.

suspending the hanger bar supports along the upper, inner edges of the opposed side walls II and i3 and binding the whole with the binder 40 gives a support that readily sustains the weight of the clothing in shipping and maintains the top structure intact.

The binder strips 25 and 40 may be varied greatly, but x .012" flat strap has been most satisfactory.

I claim:

1'. In a shipping box, a body having opposed side walls spaced apart, a hanger bar support along the inner face of each said side wall having a flap extending overthe top of said side wall anddownwardly against the outer face thereof, a hanger bar on said supports and extending across the space between them, and a top closure across the top of the body and having flaps extending downwardly along the outer edges of said opposed walls and holding said support flaps against said walls.

2. In a shipping box, a body having opposed side walls spaced apart, a hanger bar support along the inner face of each said side wall having a flap extending over the top of said side wall and downwardly against the outer face t er of.

a hanger bar on said supports and extending across the space between them, a top closure across the top of the body and having flaps extending downwardly along the outer edges of said opposed walls and holding said support flaps against said walls, and filler pieces of prismatic shape under the top closure between the hanger bar and the said opposed side walls.

3. In a shipping box, a body having opposed side Walls spaced apart, a hanger bar support along the inner face of each said side wall including a bar extending along said face and suspended by a folded strip having a flap extended over the top of said side wall and downwardly against the outer face thereof, a hanger bar on said supports and extending across the space between them, and a top closure across the top of the body and having flaps extending downwardly along the outer faces of said opposed walls and holding said support flaps against said walls.

4. In a shipping box, a body having opposed side walls spaced apart, a combined top reinforcement and hanger support including a hanger bar support extending along the inner face of each said side wall having a flap extending over the top of said side wall and downwardly against the outer face thereof, a hanger bar extending across the body between said hanger bar supports and forming with them an I-shaped frame, and a top closure across the top of the body over the said reinforcement and hanger support and having flaps extending downwardly along the outer faces of said opposed side walls and holding said support flaps against said walls.

5. In a shipping box, a body'having opposed side walls spaced apart, a hanger bar support supported by and suspended along the inner face of each said. side wall by means of portions there of hooked over the upper edge of said side walls, a hanger bar on said supports and extending across the space between them, and a top closure across the top of the body and having flaps extending downwardly along the outer faces of said opposed side walls over said hooked portions and upwardly under flaps turned down from the top of said side wall.

I ROBERT C. LEMON.

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